The Golden Owl of Athena

Tested & Reviewed by Our Experts

“It’s rather incredible that most of the ideas of today’s governance have come from the ideas that ancient Greeks left behind some 2000 years ago, if not even more. It goes to show that human potential and the strive for knowledge never end – something Athena would doubtless be proud of.”

About The Golden Owl of Athena

Last updated: 12-08-2018

Athena is one of the big, important gods in the ancient Greek pantheon. She represents wisdom, warfare and handicraft, ruining the three w’s we were going for. She, like many other things the Romans adopted from the Greeks, was transformed into Minerva in the Roman pantheon. She’s usually depicted with a helmet and spear, she was the patron protector of many cities, including today’s capital Athens, and one of her major symbols was an owl – which is the main focus of our review.

The Golden Owl of Athena offers gamblers a 5-reel, 3-row playing field with 10 fixed paylines. It offers a few special features, one of which are free spins that are tied to the owl, which is in equal parts Scatter and Wild. In addition to this, during those extra turns, certain icons can expand across the reels, while players are able to flip a coin to see if Athena favors them, gambling all or half their winnings.

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How to Play

Athena’s core beliefs are centered around wisdom, warfare and handicraft, and to master all three of those, you need money. Wisdom to balance your budget, and then from that budget, you can fund your war or your latest project you wish to craft. Or, in our case, toss it at a slot machine and hope we hit a lucky break. The coin denomination goes from $0.02 up to $1, while the bet itself goes from $0.20 up to $10 per spin, which should appease gamblers from all walks of life, from casual ones to high rollers.

Among the list of game icons, you will find vases, spears, helmets, a beautiful tree, a temple to Athena and a priestess. In addition to these unique symbols, you will also find playing card icons like J, Q, K and A, although this time around, they have been stylized in the fashion of the Greek alphabet to make them seem more fitting. Finally, the golden owl acts as both Wild and Scatter.

Collecting three or more of the Scatter will reward in a cash prize and some free spins. For three, four or five Scatters, you will be rewarded with 8 free spins and a 2x cash prize, 12 free spins and a 20x cash prize and 20 free spins and a 200x cash prize, respectively. It is possible to retrigger the feature.

During the extra turns, a special symbol is randomly selected, and bonus wins are rewarded for it. In addition, if there are enough of the special icons, it will begin to expand to cover the whole reel.

A feature so far unique to this particular slot is the ability to literally buy your way into the free spins. There is a cash amount visible before you press buy, and the game will ask you if you’re willing to pay it – in doing so, you guarantee 20 free spins, with no cash prize.

Visit any of Betsoft-powered casinos and find the Golden Owl of Athena.

Place your bet.

Hit the Spin button.

Learn the wisdom of the ancient Greek goddess.

Game Details

Software:BetSoft

Reels:5

Play Lines: 10

Bonus Feature:Yes

Extra Feature:Yes

Progressive Jackpot:No

Gamble Feature:Yes

Variance:Medium

SLOT GAME FEATURES

Autoplay

Free Spins

Multipliers

Bonus Rounds

Progressive

Mobile

Soccernews Editor Rating

Rating: 4.5/5

4.5/5

RATING

"We were somewhat skeptical how having Wild and Scatter as the same symbol would turn out, but we have to say we were pleasantly surprised. The ability to buy directly into the feature is also a nice convenience, and something we hope to see more titles adopt. A very solid release by Betsoft, which we recommend you check out."

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